Elizabeth I and her Parliament

Evidence for conflict:

• 1566 - MPs angered Elizabeth by discussing the succession issue
• 1576 - Peter Wentworth imprisoned in the Tower of London for demanding greater freedom of speech
• 1584 - Puritan members of the Commons reacted with fury to Archbishop Whitgift`s attack on godly reforms to 'purify' the Chuch of England
• 1601: clash with teh Queen on the issue of monopolies - MPs successfully refused to grant additional taxes for…